Ex-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey charged with rape in UK

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey was on Friday charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault after complaints by three women, UK police said.The charges against…

UK comedian Russell Brand appears in court on rape charges

British comedian and actor Russell Brand made his first appearance in court on Friday to face five charges of rape and other sexual offences. Brand, 49, who became known internationally…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces more charges ahead of criminal trial

US prosecutors have added two charges to the criminal racketeering and sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday. The superseding indictment includes…

Thousands protest in South Africa after rape of 7-year-old girl

Thousands of people rallied across South Africa on Tuesday in support of a seven-year-old girl allegedly raped at school last year and to demand justice for the child. The girl,…

Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has rape conviction annulled

A Spanish appeals court overturned Friday former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction, citing insufficient evidence. Alves was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail in February last year for…

Indian man sentenced to life for rape and murder of Irish tourist

A court in India’s western resort state of Goa sentenced a 31-year-old man to life in prison on Monday for raping and murdering an Irish tourist eight years ago. The…

German doctor convicted of raping patients

A German court on Friday handed a doctor a six-and-a-half-year jail term for raping female patients while carrying out colonoscopies. The man, identified as Wolfgang H., was convicted of 17…

Real Madrid back Mbappe amid Swedish rape investigation reports

Real Madrid have, for the moment at least, given their support to star forward Kylian Mbappe since the Swedish media reported that he is being investigated for an alleged rape…

Mbappe says victim of ‘fake news’ after ‘rape’ report in Sweden

Kylian Mbappe said Monday he was the victim of “fake news” after a Swedish newspaper reported an investigation had been opened for rape following a visit by the Real Madrid…

Furious Indian doctors mourn the rape and murder of a colleague

Crowds of Indian doctors dressed in white coats came as if ready for work on Saturday but instead stood outside hospitals demanding justice after the rape and murder of a…